The Association Between Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) and Hip Fracture

Mubder A Mohammed Saeed, Nibras Salim and Abbas S Alhabeeb
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Mubder A Mohammed Saeed: Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Basrah University, Iraq
Nibras Salim: Ortho, AL Karama Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq
Abbas S Alhabeeb: Rheumatological Senior House Officer, Alkhadimyia Teaching Hospital, Iraq

Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, 2019, vol. 14, issue 4, 93-97

Abstract: Hip fracture a serious osteoporotic fracture, and a leading cause of disability in elderly, result in extended nursing home care and diminished mobility and independence, most patients experience a rapid and major deterioration in healthy quality of life. Most hip fractures occur as low-energy falls in elderly, Falls are uncommon in young adults due to better balance and strength and when it occurs; they do not cause = hip fracture pattern of injury that is commonly seen in the elderly. This is a case control study undertaken to collect data on risk factors for hip fracture, focusing on the effect of ipsilateral knee osteoarthritis as a risk factor in adult. During the period of the study (March 2017 –June 2018) we conducted 55 patients with unilateral hip fractures (cases) and 113 people as a control attended to the AL Basra General Hospital. The incidence of clinically diagnosed knee OA was very high in our cases (92.7%) in compares to the controls with P value 0.000, which is highly significant.

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2019.14.555893

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